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E. N. MOYER.

SCHOOL DESK lWD SEAT.

APPucATmN mit 1x1/N21. 191B.

Patented Oct. 21, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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f UNITED :STATiisi s I ELI-N. MoYEit Lois* tionoiriqA o NTAnIo, CANADA, .gissicruon| To E. N. MOYER COMPANY.

. yLIMITEnoF TORNTQ, ONTARIQJGANADA.

sCHooL'DnsK AND sEAfT. 1 f

To alliohomiz't'mcig'/ c'onclerng( -Be it imownjumi, EL'11N,.MOYR,if the' city' of Toronto, the countyfof York,1 Province of Ontario', Canadaghave inventedf certain new and useul Improvements in 'School D'esksfan'd Seats, offivhich thetol-V lowing is a specification. Y

VThis inventi n" relates toschool yand desk Icombined`units which arek notfxedjto Y of a class, l orWhen"aschool roornis used for social purposes, suchfas shownVv and de-'L scribed in myV United States Letters Patent No. 1246981 'dated Noi?. 20,l 1917'an'd-y'z object in the. present 4invention isfto provide aseatand desk unit Which'jvill possess all the advantages ofthe subjectmatter ofA my previous invention,l and which will valso bei;

more perfectly adjustable? tof 'the requirements of the individual child, "which isb'etter eonstruotedfiineehanically; and which is readily knocked' vdown yEor shipment.

' scribed and as illustratedinjthe 'accompany- "fdesk' are provided WithVU-'shap'edtle'g ex:

tensionsf 5vr which Iembrace the Elegs"fand are i secured thereto by Cinea'ns-of jbolts 6, W-'hiolr pass f through? slots inithe leg 2' extensions landff Figure' Vl 'is `:a side 4elevation 'showing the deskunit and chair unitconnectec'ltofafbas; Fig. 2a rear elevationfoft 'the chair;

Fig.- 4 a vertical section Ion anfenlfarged the desk: and base.'V i

with legs 4j Therlegs; of'botl'thefchairarid holes fin tbelegsa Thisrarrange nient of the base iontleflioorl I attain myobject'byfmeans 'Qf'the'construdtions fl iereinafter` more-specifically `de- Yiig'th'e heads 19.'

Fig. 3 a plan View of part'of thelbase and4v i vertically ustablef so that? Vide's ineensY for r vertically adju 'ting the chair or des.k, l

To eachY I egfex't Hsien is welded@ ift of U-sectionadapted to embrace one ofthe I side Inembersl' of the baseysee. particularly V55 Figs. 2 "end lt. L In each footsgoimed. slot. AA bolt@ passes thrQughjahol :intl'ief base and they slotin thefoot land isfr")roridfecli, Witlia head 9 willfpass V'through'the slotj when in`afgivenfdireetion, but Will not pass throi'igh 'the slot when turned at fanl angle tolsaid position. Preferably ,the 'head is of a simple TffirinQV all ythe bolts are tiunedlto the 'proper'positiomfthe orfde'sk may be. reirioved from' l the base," oil65 adjustedto vor fromvoneanother. Thelnuts offtlre'bolts aijeat the udl side of the 'sideY members of' "the base and each 1 nut is {in} closed byacap 1'0det`acha3blyj underfside of the .base prefeijaiblyV formed as VAa glider.. todacilitatejthe i'fe "Thenutsf being `held"f`roin turning, theb ts Vmaybe' set lup as tightly Q The legs of Vthe Achair are-'securedto th'efjV seat llg-andf'side rails'V by meansoftbe bejlno'ckd Adown" for shipment. `The'se/"alt, it lwill b'e'fnoticed, is curved only inadirecfpjf tion Vfrom the front'to th'ebaclgl not v'cross-'j The' rearf legs are "extended'pward the sidev members of the baokffand incline are substantially 'straight' ffl-0in A'en'dlto Vend;v

thisV feature -rn'eeting'jmodern requirements. f Twoback'bars' rareemployedandeachfis perfectly adapted 'f using these'at. *i ff @maybe fissifecifby uns;

secured at its ends to the side members. A clamping bolt 17 extends through each cap member and the side member of the back behind it and is adapted to be set up to draw the cap against the ends of` the back bars and thus securely clamp them in place. Adjustment of the back bars is thus readily effected. Y

A drawer 18 is fitted to slide between the side rails 12 and the seat 11. The legs 4 of the desk have pairs of plates 19 secured at their upper ends. A cross bar 20 closes the space between each pair of plates at their under side and a cap member 21 fitting over the tops of the legs closes the space between the plates at their upper edges.

Each'pairof plates. has a hole 22 formed therein and an arc-shaped slot 23 concen-l tric with the hole. A U-shaped pin 24 is provided adapted to pass through the hole and the arc-shaped slot. Other holes 25 are provided/in which pins 26 are supported so that they may be projected through the outer side of each outer plate for a purpose which will hereinafter. appear.

27 is4 the desk top, preferably provided with a ledge V28 and a pencil groove 29.

This top has a pair of bent metalslides secured to its under side. Each slide has an4 upwardly extending lip 31 which engages with the downwardly directed lip 32 formed'at the upper edge of a bracket 33. rIhe lips 31 and 32 make a close fit so that while the topv is frictionally held from accidental displacement, the desk top is readily Y moved backward vand forward on, the brackets. Each bracket is formed 4with a depending Varm34 provided with ya pairof holes throughwhich the ypin 24 passes. The desk top may thus be either tilted forward to enable the pupil to stand up between his desk and chair, or may be held in horizontal vrposition or slightly tilted from the horizontal position rearwardly by project-Y ing certain of the pins 26 to engage the rear sides of the arms 34. In the drawing, the

desk top is shown held in horizontal position. By projectingl one of the other pins 26, the,desk top may be inclined more or less lfrom the horizontal toward the chair as maybe desired. A f

Sometimes it is desirable tolock the top either `in a-horizontal or in awslightly in-v clined position.

then'be locked-ina horizontal position. I also` provide a sliding pin 39 .at each side whichjmay beprojected, to lie behind Vthe depending arm 34 when the latteris in engagement with one of Ythe pins 26' to prevent I therefore provide at eachy side `ofthe desk a -pin 37 whichvisfadapted- Vto be projected into a hole 38.Y 'The top will having a head to prevent it being pushed From the construction described Ait will.

be seen that the .desk and seat may he used independently or as a double unit connected tothe base. The desk and seat may be adjusted to or from one another, and, with a given distance between the foot ofthe seat and the legs of the desk, the desk topV may be adjusted to any suitable position relative to the front edge of the seat, which is a very important matter. to. prevent children'becoming stoopedor. round shouldered( The height of the desk top and the chair seat may be adjusted independently.

asmay be necessary. The desk top may be used either level. or slightly sloping. .The l top yof thedesk swings forward out of the way, thus enablingthe pupil to stand up between the desk and the chair whenevern necessary. The chair is also readily disconnected and turned around with its back to the,

desk, which enables the chairs to be used for seating yaccommodation. around the walls of` a room with a minimum incumbrance of the ioor space. Y

If a drawing table is desired, the desk unit may be reversed in position and the desk top tilted toward the chair tothe maximum limit yprovided by the arc-shapedslots 23.

What I claim as my'invention is z-f ,1. y In school f urniture,.the combination of a base; a desk. unit; a chair unit, one of said units being adjustable on the base to and from the other;v desk top supportingu f 105 bracketsv provided with Ydepending arms pivoted on the desk unit; anda desktop` slidablyimounted on saidLbrackets, whereby the desk top may be swung to different' anglesgto the horizontal vand also slid to Vor from the chair unit. f

2. In school furniture, the combination of a base provided 4.with parallel side members; a furniture unit having, longitudinally slotted feet of U-section fitting on the side members of the base Vto slidethereon; bolts passing through said slots and through holes in the base members; nuts on said bolts vset up. at the under side of the base and detachi ablecapsy secured to the underside of the base members adapted to prevent thenutsl turning, said bolts having heads which will pass throughv the Vslots when vturned in=one position butznot in other positions.

l3. In school furniture-a chair having the side members of its backverticallyrecessedg back bars having their lends Averticallymovr able in'said recesses; a cap member for. eachVvl recess secured-'at its ends to theside mem-g ber; and a clamping bolt for each cap mempassing through the slots and the legs; ber extending through the cap member and feet of U-seetion Welded to the lower ends L10 the corresponding side member between the of the leg extension; .anda base having back bars. parallel side members on which said feet`V 4. In school furniture, a furniture memare adapted to slide. ber provided with legs; U-shaped leg eX` Signed at Toronto, Canada, this 15th day tensions each embracing a leg and each proof May, 1918. y f vided With two longitudinal slots; bolts ELI N. MOYER. Y

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Y Washington, I). C. Y 

